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Mel Gibson

No. 15

Guard

Personal information

Born

December 3, 1940

Nationality

American

Listed height

6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)

Listed weight

180 lb (82 kg)

Career information

College

Western Carolina

NBA Draft

1963 / Round: 2 / Pick: 16th overall

Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers

Pro career

1963–1964

League

NBA

Career history

1963

Los Angeles Lakers

1963–1964

Wilmington Blue Bombers (EPBL)

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Medals

Competitor for United States
Men's basketball
Pan American Games
Gold	1963 São Paulo	Team Competition

Melvin L. "Mel" Gibson (born December 30, 1940) is a retired American professional basketball player. The 6'3" and 180 lb former Western Carolina University guard played a single season in the NBA with the Los Angeles Lakers in 1963-64 in which he appeared in nine games and recorded a total of 13 points.

He played for the U.S. men's team at the 1963 FIBA World Championship.^[1]

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References

^ 1963 USA Basketball

v t e United States squad – 1963 FIBA World Championship – 4th place

4 McCaffrey 5 Peterson 6 Reed 7 Gibson 8 Adams 9 Shipp 10 Jackson 11 Bowerman 12 Torrence 13 Ernst 14 Smallwood 15 Kojis Coach: Pinholster

v t e 1963 NBA Draft

Territorial pick	Tom Thacker

First round	Art Heyman Rod Thorn Nate Thurmond Eddie Miles Gerry Ward Tom Hoover Roger Strickland Bill Green

Second round	Jerry Harkness Gus Johnson Gary Hill Jerry Smith Jim King Leland Mitchell Hershell West Mel Gibson Ken Saylors

v t e Charleston Southern Buccaneers men's basketball head coaches

Howard Bagwell (1965–1967) Mel Gibson (1967–1971) Al Ferner (1971–1973) Billy Henry (1973–1975) Danny Monk (1975–1978) David Reese (1978–1980) Phil Carter (1980–1983) Tommy Gaither (1983–1987) Gary Edwards (1987–1996) Tom Conrad (1996–2000) Jim Platt (2000–2005) Barclay Radebaugh (2005– )

v t e UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball head coaches

Bill Brooks (1951–1972) Mel Gibson (1972–1986) Robert McPherson (1986–1990) Kevin Eastman (1990–1994) Jerry Wainwright (1994–2002) Brad Brownell (2002–2006) Benny Moss (2006–2010) Brooks Lee # (2010) Buzz Peterson (2010–) Pound sign (#) denotes interim head coach.

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Name	Gibson, Mel
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Short description	American basketball player-coach
Date of birth	December 3, 1940
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